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Sinclair considering selling 30% of its station portfolio plus the Tennis channel https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/09/sinclair-explores-selling-30percent-of-broadcast-stations.html

I think a lot of people are going to be severly disappointed when a bottom-feeder no-budget company like INSP or Vision/Coastal winds up buying these stations instead of these pie-eyed fantasies. Instead of playing speculator, let's just look at these indisputable truths. And they aren't pretty: The television industry is not a buyer's market in any sense of the word and hasn't been since interest rates got raised substantially The few remaining megachains—Scripps, Tegna and Gray—are either too built up or are already in many of these existing markets. Hearst doesn't buy anything unless it's a gigantic waste of money like spending $200M+ for freaking WBBH in a older market in a permanently uncompetitive state politically. Great thinking there, y'all. Apollo Global Management isn't buying anything and may be forced to sell off Cox Media Group if their stupid fever dream of buying Paramount actually happened. Graham isn't buying anything because they just don't. The networks ain't buying anything, and one of them (CBS) is in limbo right now since Shari Redstone took it off the market. The FCC might just repeal the UHF Discount rule (again) just to further erase anything Pai did and not grandfather a thing The continued diminishing returns of retransmission revenue is only going to get worse. Those golden geese are no longer not laying eggs, they're entering hospice care and the likes of Nexstar don't have a plan B. So as you can clearly see... Sinclair is absolutely screwed.

Scripps could try to get WJLA, and your right about the latter.

Before this thread gets out of hand, there is probably no chance of ABC swooping in to buy WJLA. If they didn't buy the station when Albritton put itself up for sale years ago, what makes anyone think they would even do so now? And I seriously doubt Fox would want to make WZTV & WUXP into O&Os themselves.

And also sell KDNL, WNWO, WXLV to other companies too. We have had Sinclair's throat for too long.

Now that was unexpected news. I think they realize they are boxed out based on their previous behavior. I think the standalone weaker stations (with no news operation) might be possible duopoly bait for someone else in those markets.

God please do sell KTUL to a better company.

In January 2024 WISN TV launched new look. and recently it has rollout in other stations. When did WDSU update to HD?

Stephen Morgan and Marissa Torres make a great team on “Weather Command”…. Still no sign or word about Amy Freeze, but hope this team sticks together. If Amy returns it would be great to see her paired with Jason Fraser in the afternoons…

Early Today with new graphics and aligned with the Today Show graphics package:

Y'all don't want INSP or Coastal. INSP has some big time cellar-dwellers like KPVI in Pocatello, "The Delta News" quadopoly in Mississippi, and the little train that never could: KIEM. Coxpollo had these for a minute but didn't spend any money them. For a good laugh, check KIEM product online ... still bad decade(s) after their first mention here.

It has no chance in the current Senate.

we've come to a point where Scripps isn't much better.

Time to be realistic. Don't waste your energy speculating which existing broadcasters with cap space could buy these stations. It's not happening. These station sales will be the broadcasting industry equivalent of selling bundled mortgages or medical debt. Sinclair needs cash. The companies that will purchase these assets will be private equity investors who can drain these stations dry without remorse and then hold on to them until there is another opportunity to sell the spectrum these stations broadcast on back to the federal government.

Not only will he not get it, he'll stubbornly refuse to sell anything in order to buy it. This is the same clown who runs a company that proudly boasted on their own website they could buy ABC "with little friction". And no one has seemingly considered this is why the FCC has started to crack down on them.

Putting those feeds on two-hour delays whenever newscasts go live (over-the-air & on cable) should tell you all you would need to know about Sook's view of streaming as "not a good business".

Oh Perry.... https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/sook-sees-growth-in-his-nexstar-crystal-ball/ Streaming might not be a bad idea since YOU'RE MAXED OUT as a broadcaster!!!!!

I’m going to miss Jamie. I always thought she did a great job, especially with the championship parades for the Eagles and Phillies. It’s a real shame that she was one of the last remaining connections to the late, great Gary Papa.

Hoping and praying that this happens. If it does, I’m willing to re-install all the Sinclair station weather apps that I previously deleted.

This is already been discussed elsewhere.

With all the Caitlin Clark buzz, WTHR and stations in 11 other markets (including many non-Tegna stations) will carry 17 Indiana Fever games: https://www.tegna.com/tegna-and-indiana-fever-expand-broadcast-distribution-of-the-fevers-exciting-upcoming-season-in-11-additional-markets/

If the system carries NewsNation, all Nexstar would have to do is ask them to carry either the CW feed or one of their adjacent CW O&Os. That may be a harder ordeal than trying to please the FCC

Okay question, what if WDIV declines to put the CW on one of it's digital sub channels? Then what does Nexstar do?

I've said it before and will undoubtedly say it again: ABC could have teamed up with a company interested in the other Allbritton station (Hearst, Graham, Tegna, etc.), help that company outbid Sinclair, and split WJLA off from the other stations afterwards.

Sad news from Denver, Rick Sallinger who was one of the Investigative reporters for KCNC and KUSA has passed away Wednesday night. He was 74. Rick Sallinger, veteran journalist who worked at CBS News Colorado since early 90s, dies - CBS Colorado

NBC remains in the driver's seat for the third NBA package. The likelihood of NBA on TNT ending is increasing by the day.